Exam 3: Sex Research

In an experiment,one group of men watched a sexually-explicit video and another group watched a video of President Clinton's inauguration.After exposure to the videos,measures of sexual arousal were obtained for each video.In this study,the videos best represent the _____ variable.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 101

You want to understand the impact that prime time TV shows have on young girls' body image.Which of the following methods is most likely to suit the requirements of your study?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 102

The NHSLS is one of the oldest sex surveys of the general population of the United States.

(True/False)

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Question 103

While doing a content analysis,you train four people to analyze the data for you.When they finish,you run a statistical program that measures how well they agreed with one another's analysis of the same data.What are you measuring?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 104

Which of the following is true of a participant's right to quit a study on sexuality at any time?

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Question 105

Ethical problems are particularly easy to control in sex research.

(True/False)

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Question 106

A sex researcher is interested in conducting a study on the sexual behaviour of French-Canadian individuals in polyamorous relationships and manages to contact 60 such individuals to participate in the study.In research terms,this group of participants is defined as the researcher's:

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Question 107

Sex research is considered justifiable if:

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Question 108

What can correlational studies tell us?

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Question 109

According to the text,compared to other methods of administering surveys,Web-based surveys offer what advantage?

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Question 110

Which of the following is a standard technique used to understand the impact of mass media on sexuality?

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Question 111

Identify the advantage of conducting Web-based surveys.

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Question 112

Kinsey chose not to use probability sampling methods because of the problems associated with:

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Question 113

In order to study the sexual behaviour of the people of Mangaia,a researcher lived for many months within the community.He directly observed their behaviour and also conducted several interviews.This method of research can be best described as _____.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 114

Eye-tracking is a behavioural measure in which a device measures the participant's pupil responses.

(True/False)

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Question 115

Kinsey's associates felt that the most questionable statistic from the Kinsey studies was the incidence of:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 116

Knowledge of variability in response to a question helps us understand:

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Question 117

A research method that allows researchers to determine the causes of various aspects of behaviour is the experiment.

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Question 118

Give an example each of positive and negative correlation.

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Question 119

In sampling,volunteer bias in sex research would not be a problem if:

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Question 120

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In an experiment,one group of men watched a sexually-explicit video and another group watched a video of President Clinton's inauguration.After exposure to the videos,measures of sexual arousal were obtained for each video.In this study,the videos best represent the _____ variable.

You want to understand the impact that prime time TV shows have on young girls' body image.Which of the following methods is most likely to suit the requirements of your study?

The NHSLS is one of the oldest sex surveys of the general population of the United States.

While doing a content analysis,you train four people to analyze the data for you.When they finish,you run a statistical program that measures how well they agreed with one another's analysis of the same data.What are you measuring?

Which of the following is true of a participant's right to quit a study on sexuality at any time?

Ethical problems are particularly easy to control in sex research.

A sex researcher is interested in conducting a study on the sexual behaviour of French-Canadian individuals in polyamorous relationships and manages to contact 60 such individuals to participate in the study.In research terms,this group of participants is defined as the researcher's:

Sex research is considered justifiable if:

What can correlational studies tell us?

According to the text,compared to other methods of administering surveys,Web-based surveys offer what advantage?

Which of the following is a standard technique used to understand the impact of mass media on sexuality?

Identify the advantage of conducting Web-based surveys.

Kinsey chose not to use probability sampling methods because of the problems associated with:

In order to study the sexual behaviour of the people of Mangaia,a researcher lived for many months within the community.He directly observed their behaviour and also conducted several interviews.This method of research can be best described as _____.

Eye-tracking is a behavioural measure in which a device measures the participant's pupil responses.

Kinsey's associates felt that the most questionable statistic from the Kinsey studies was the incidence of:

Knowledge of variability in response to a question helps us understand:

A research method that allows researchers to determine the causes of various aspects of behaviour is the experiment.

Give an example each of positive and negative correlation.

In sampling,volunteer bias in sex research would not be a problem if:

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